The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-03-19


broad steps, looking back once to make
soma gay rstprt to a challenge from below,
her lovely fsce all radiant with smiles, and
the doctors heart gave one great jealous
throh that almost straugled him.
But that backward glance caused slight
nlisstep and the next instant there was the
sound of q fall.
Only down a step or two, to be sure, but
sharp cry Of pain followed 1t, and then
Gabrielle rose to her feet with very white
face, and tears Elanding in her thickly
fringed gray eyes,
"Are you hurt, Miss Wiliard?" cried
half-dpsen voices at once. as tha speakers
gathered quickly about her,
"Yes-iny wrist pains 4e terribly, I'm
afraid It is sprainel." -..
Get the doctar," suggested soms ape,
Gabrielle opened her iips to protest, but
the doctor was already there, holding the
wounded, dRllcste wrist very gently in his
strong, shapely brown hand,
at is spraihed. fear" ha said, with
unconscious tenderness, as he looked dawn
into pale, the lovely face trying so
b:ayely to repress all signs of pain
Then some one led the way to quiet
room upstairs, where DR.. Grey attended to
the injured wrist as gently and tenderly as
human hands could do.
Gabrielle bore the suiferlng unAnching-
| ly, her eyes resting upon his face once or
twice with Q strange, inexplicable look
which thrilled him, and made his heart
beat quicker.
Gabrielle's gay companions, seeing their
presence only wprriGd her, had all fitted
back to the ballroom, and for few brief
moments she and DR.. Grey were alone.
"There! l think that is comfortable" he
said pleasantly, as the last touch was given
to the snowy bandages. "Why, you are a
capital patient, Miss Wilard'-with
cheering smile. SIS there anything gorc
that can possibly do to add to your 1Oni-
fort before | Cop he asked lingeiingly.
"Thank you,Dr. Grey.you are very kind,
but there is nothing Wait''-with sud-
den ippuisH, as his hand was on the door
'If l may trouble you to send
A sudden twinge of pain shot through
her wrist, and the sentence went untin-
ished.
"Mr. Rcnfrew?" he suggested, blundcr-
ly perhaps, but it was the name uppermost
in his thoughts, and lie spoke it almost
bitterly.
"N1r Renfrcw?" echoed Gabrielle, in a
tone of ptter Sstonishpent, sitting bolt up
right upon the sofa. "No, sir. Why
should l wish you to send him here? Wha.
is he to me?"
Everything, il have heard" he be-
= .,}n warmly, wondering at the almost an
cry resentment of her tone TheH R2ticipg
her flushed cheeks and siiniag eyes, he re-
membered that she was his patient, and
would say no more.
Il must not allow you to become nervous
and excited" he protested smilingly. II
have recommended quiet, and l must not
be l3ie, lips, TO break my own rules"
"I cannot be quiet now until you have
explained your meaning, Dr., Grey" she
said determinedly.
In vain was all his wonted authority.
SO, after a brief hesitation, he reseated
himself beside her sofa and told her what
he knew about her rsparted engagement to
his rival.
And with il was told, almost unconsGiI
ously, another story-the hopeless story of
his own love.
And you let my money stand between
your heart and mine?" she whispered soft
", her sweet voice half mulIled against his
breas.. "6h. Alvin! how could YOU help
seeing that l loved you all the timer
How easy it was now to see all the mis
takes which had imbittercd them against
each other, how each had been misrepre-
sented to the other through Dick Renfrew's
selfish schemes
But the story of two hearts was told at
last, and nothng-not even the possible
verdict of the world, which DIR. Grey had
so keenly dreaded-weuld be allowed TO
stand between them any more.